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Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

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Application filed November 7', 1921. Serial No. 513,591.

To all. whom it may c0ncem: v

Be it known that I, STOCKWELL SANDS LUCAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time Tables, of which the following is a specification.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device so arranged that, by operation of its parts, at the place at which it is intended to be used, data with respect theretoin reference to any one of a plurality of other places maybe caused to be displayed.

Thus, for example, when the device isarranged to be used at Poughkeepsie, certain parts may be operated to cause display of data as to times of departure of common carriers from that place for any one of a number of other places, train connections, etc., at those latter places, and so on.

When considered in connection with the description herein, the characteristics of the invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein an embodiment of the invention is disclosed, for purposes of illustration.

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the views of the drawing, of which-- Fig. 1 is a front elevation; V

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the main sheet or plate of the device;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation; and

Fig. 4. is an elevation of the data-carrying member.

The device includes a main body member 1, affording a plane front surface, made of cardboard, sheet metal, wood, or other suitable material. The name of the place at which the device is to be used ordinarily isplaced on the upper'portion of the front surface; for example, Poughkeepsie, as shown by the drawing.

The member 1 has on its front face a delineated centrally-positioned space 2 to accommodate directions for using the device. Below that space there is a dial 3, on which the names of places are arranged in radial disposition. There is an opening 4 adjacent to the dial.

On the back of member 1 a backing sheet of paper, cardboard, or metal 5 is affixed at its edges in such manner that its major por' tion is removed from the rear surface of the member. A circular sheet member 6 is housed between the member 1 and the back ing-sheet5. The member 6 is mounted ro tatablyby a shaft or stud 7 fixed thereto and" extending through a central opening in the dial 3. A pointer S is fixed to the free end of the shaft or stud and prevents by contact with the face of the dial the shaft or stud from becoming disengaged from the central opening. The member 6 is large enough to extend under the opening 4, in order that data on that member may be viewed through the opening.

The data carried by the member 6 and the pointer 8 are coordinated in such manner that, when the arrow is brought into registry with the name of a place on the dial, data concerning that place with re spect to the place at which the device is installed will be displayed through the openingw l. Thus, for example, assuming that the device is installed at Poughkee sie and the pointer is in registry with Lingston, the time of departure of, and other data concerning, common carriers from Pouglr keepsie to Kingston will appear through the opening 4. When the pointer is turned to the name of any other place on the dial, as for example to Albany, data concerning the latter place with respect to Poughkeep sie will be visible on the member 6 through the opening 4:.

When the device provided by this invention is installed in a railroad-station, hotel, or other place, it is unnecessary for a traveler to take the trouble of going through a mass of material, such as contained in an ordinary time-table, to obtain information as to departure of common carriers, etc, from the place he is in to some other place. With this device all he has to do is to turn the pointer to the name of the place on the dial to which he intends going, and the data he needs instantly will be visible through the opening 4.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. A device of the kind described comprising a body member affording a plane front surface, a dial on said front surface having thereon the names of places, there being an opening in the body member adjacent to said dial, a pointer rotatably mounted at the center of said dial, and a circular member rotatably mounted at the back of said dial and extending behind said thereon; and also having an opening therein, a pointer movable to registry with any of said indicia, a member arranged to move under saidopening and connected fixedly With and movable by said pointer, and data on said latter member pertaining to said indi cia, the data pertaining to any indicia being positioned to be visible through said opening when saidpointer is in registry With-that indicia.

STOGKWELL SANDS Lucas. 

